This book discusses the merits of the theory of agonistic memory in relation to the memory of war. After explaining the theory in detail it provides two case studies, one on war museums in contemporary Europe and one on mass graves exhumations, which both focus on analyzing to what extent these memory sites produce different regimes of memory. Furthermore, the book provides insights into the making of an agonistic exhibition at the Ruhr Museum in Essen, Germany. It also analyses...
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Chapter 1: Introduction.- Stefan Berger and Wulf Kansteiner.- Chapter 2: Agonistic Memory Revisited.- Anna Cento Bull, Hans Lauge Hansen, Francisco Colom González.- Chapte...
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Stefan Berger is Professor of Social History and Director of the Institute for Social Movements at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany. He is also executive chai...